Pattern recognition is still memory, it's just the more unconcious type but you have to not only look at the patterns initially, you also have to study them. If

Pattern recognition is still memory, it's just the more unconcious type but you have to not only look at the patterns initially, you also have to study them. If you don't know the best counter moves or follow ups to certain patterns then you won't be able to instinctively retort to whats happening in the game.